Question

If we toss a pair of dice, what is the probability that a sum of 8 appears?
Answer

4 / 36

1 / 36

1 / 6

5 / 36

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

first you need to figure out what combos out of 1-5 add up to 8.
then you need to determine how many pairs of combos you have.
add the pairs up and you have the answer.

Answer 4

The sample space has 36 possible combinations of numbers. These can be set out in column form as follows:
6,6 5,6 4,6 3,6 2,6 1,6
6,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 2,5 1,5
6,4 5,4 4,4 3,4 2,4 1,4
6,3 5,3 4,3 3,3 2,3 1,3
6,2 5,2 4,2 3,2 2,2 1,2
6,1 5,1 4,1 3,1 2,1 1,1

You need to count the number of times a sum of 8 occurs. Then divide this number by 36 to find the probability of getting a sum of 8.

Answer 5

my answer would be 5/36?

Answer 6

Correct!

Answer 7

Thnx guys.

Answer 8

You're welcome :)